Category: Chinese Literature

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Posted on March 18, 2023 by

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If you’re looking for a beautifully written, emotionally powerful novel that transports you to a different time and place, look no further than Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. The plot of this epic multi-generational saga is both sweeping and intimate, taking readers on a journey… Continue Reading “Pachinko by Min Jin Lee”

Category: 2023 TBR Pile Challenge, China, Chinese Literature, History, TBR Pile, TBRYear10Tags: , ,

What I Read in August 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022 by

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Hello readers! August 2022 at Roof Beam Reader was devoted to all things Jane Austen. I was, however, doing a lot of reading that was not Austen or Austen-related, so I thought I’d share a quick recap of that reading here, with teeny tiny… Continue Reading “What I Read in August 2022”

Category: 2022 TBR Pile Challenge, Addiction, American History, Buddhism, chinese, Chinese Literature, Contemporary, Darren Littlejohn, Eliot Schrefer, Fantasy, Gregory D. Smithers, History, Kang Han, Laos, LGBT, LGBTQ History, Mindfulness, Native American, Poetry, Richard Siken, Sam Sax, Science-Fiction, South Korean, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Tommy Pico, two-spirit, Wallace Stevens, Women In Translation, Xiran Jay Zhao, Young Adult

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